Understanding Benefits

Responsible Investing

Through the ELCA Pension and Other Benefits Program, Portico strives to empower members to live well for life — physically, financially, and emotionally. By living well as whole people of God, we can better enhance the lives of others — doing God’s work in Christ’s name for the sake of the world.

Security

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To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and facilitate the correct use of information, we have put in place strict physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to safeguard your information. Only authorized employees and representatives are permitted to see and use your information. Those who use your information are required to follow established standards, procedures, and laws.

Encryption Software

We use industry standard encryption to protect your personal information when you visit our website. This technology minimizes the risk of anyone eavesdropping on your information as it passes between your computer and our systems. You can tell a page is secure when:

The address begins with https:// instead of http://. The "s" means "secured".

Depending on your browser, you may see a small padlock icon in the lower-right corner.

Your personal information is never displayed or collected without robust security measures. We are committed to protecting your privacy.

What You Can Do

It's smart to get in the habit of signing out and closing your browser when you are finished using the Portico website or any other website to which you've signed in. Signing out and closing the browser protects your personal information in the event that someone else uses the computer immediately after you.

To sign out, click "Sign out" at the top of any page. If you forget to sign out, you'll be signed out automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity on our website.

Plan member rights under the plans are governed by the plan documents, which are the full, legal descriptions of the plans. If any of the information on this page is inconsistent with the corresponding plan document, the plan document is the controlling document.